Principles of Soil Conservation and Management

• Main Authors: Blanco-Canqui, Humberto (Author), Lal, Rattan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Environment.; Sedimentology.; Agriculture.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.; Climate Change.

“Principles of Soil Management and Conservation” comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosi...

Table of Contents:

• Soil and Water Conservation
• Water Erosion
• Wind Erosion
• Modeling Water and Wind Erosion
• Tillage Erosion
• Biological Measures of Erosion Control
• Cropping Systems
• No-Till Farming
• Buffer Strips
• Agroforestry
• Mechanical Structures and Engineering Techniques
• Soil Erosion Under Forests
• Erosion on Grazing Lands
• Nutrient Erosion and Hypoxia of Aquatic Ecosystems
• Restoration of Eroded and Degraded Soils
• Soil Resilience and Conservation
• Soil Conservation and Carbon Dynamics
• Erosion Control and Soil Quality
• Soil Erosion and Food Security
• Climate Change and Soil Erosion Risks
• The Way Forward.